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echo: dos_internet
to: BOB KLAHN
from: ED VANCE
date: 2006-12-26 16:51:00
subject: Arachne

BK>BK>> EV> A long time ago I have tried Arachne out on a Dial-up
BK>BK>> EV> Account and it worked OK, about the same as Netscape did
BK>BK>> EV> using W3.1.

BK>BK>> EV> The Network Card is a old 10 Mc/s card.

BK>BK>> Don't know, but please keep us advised on the progress.

BK>BK>> What are the specs on the 486?

BK> EV> Thanks Bob for the reply.

BK> EV> The 486 has a DX2-66 CPU, 32 MB RAM.

BK> EV> It was built for me in 1994 with a DX33 CPU and updated to
BK> EV> the DX2-66 later.

BK> EV> The Shuttle motherboard has a AMI BIOS (non-flashable).

BK> EV> I use it for DOS and Windows 3.1.

BK> EV> The DOS is PC-DOS v7.0

BK> EV> Do You need anything else?

BK> Sounds pretty good. Plain old fashioned 32 pin ram? I have some
BK> recycled ECC ram.

BK> Also, can't recall the socket type, but there were two types.
BK> One just fit the 486 with the same number of pins as the chip,
BK> the other had an extra row of pins that surrounded the chip. Do
BK> you know what you have?

Thanks Bob,

I don't need any ram, 32MB is max for the Motherboard.
I think it came out before ECC was offered. Its' just plain old SIMMs.

All I guess I need is a Driver for the Network Card.
It is a 10 Mc. ISA card.
The card is made by SMC in 1992.


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